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Ed Wynn hosted a popular radio show for most of the 1930s, heard in North America on Tuesday nights, sponsored by Texaco gasoline. He was often seen wearing a fireman's helmet, as the "Texaco Fire Chief". During this time, Wynn was offered the part of The Wizard in MGM's adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, but he turned down the role. The part later went to Frank Morgan. Wynn founded his own short-lived radio network, the Amalgamated Broadcasting System, which lasted only five weeks in... ( 1 reviews ) Topics: Ed Wynn Show, OTR, Old Time Radio Source: Free Old Time Radio Downloads

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(15 Episodes) 1930s THE FIRE CHIEF * Starring Ed Wynn (Isaiah Edwin Leopold - November 9, 1886 to June 19, 1966) The humour/comedy in this program did not only come from the lips of Ed Wynn, it came from his mind as well; Ed wrote all of his own scripts. * def gp ddh Topics: The Fire Chief, The Ed Wynn Show, OTR, Old Time Radio, Comedy, 1930s